6 lb smallie pics in Bassmaster.....

[Rob LaMoy]

OK, anyone else get tired of people with their pics of "6+" lb smallies on the Bassmaster website and mag? If you have ever caught a 6+ lb smallie, most of these don't even come close! Many are pushing 5, some maybe over 5. And yes, I have seen some that are undoubtedly over 6, but the bulk are simply NOT! What do these people think? Sorry, but I wouldn't want to become the laughing stock for putting a pic of a 4.2 lb smallie in national publication claiming it was over 6. Does anyone else share this view? I have also seen some reported 10+ LM that are no way bigger than the 8+ lber I caught. Unless the guys holding the fish are 7' tall and the perspective on the fish is all wrong! LOL